MP bans liquor in 17 religious cities

Mohan Yadav-led Madhya Pradesh government held a cabinet meeting in Maheshwar, Khargone district on Friday and approved a significant decision of liquor ban in 17 religious cities in the state.

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CM Yadav stressed that the liquor shops running in those cities will be shut down permanently and it would not be shifted elsewhere.

"To ensure that the state move towards liquor ban gradually, we have decided that in the first phase liquor shops would be shut down in Nagar Palika, Nagar Parishad and Nagar Panchayat of 17 cities in the states. These shops will not be shifted anywhere else. It has been decided to shut down these shops permanently," CM Yadav said.

The 17 religious cities where liquor has been banned include one municipal corporation, six Nagar Palika, six Nagar Parishad and sixgram panchayats in the state.

Liquor shops will be completely shut down within the limits of Ujjain Municipal Corporation. Similarly, liquor banned Nagar Palikas include Datia, Panna, Mandla, Multai, Mandsaur and Maihar.